PART 1
Legal Notice (Impressum)
Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG)
Responsible Person
Name: Yvette Elena Teshmar
Address: Bilsestraße 17, 47169 Duisburg, Germany
Phone: +49 156 79687804
Email: substack@luminousimpact.org
Platform & Hosting
This website is operated on the platform Carrd.co (Carrd, Inc., USA) and is accessible via a Carrd subdomain. It is operated by a private individual (no commercial offering, no legal entity).
Purpose of the Website
This website is used solely to collect donations for a personal Christian mission. No products or paid services are offered.
VAT Notice
As this website is operated by a private individual, no VAT identification number exists. No commercial activity within the meaning of tax law is conducted.
Liability for Content
The content of this website has been prepared with the utmost care. As a service provider, I am responsible for my own content on these pages in accordance with general law pursuant to Section 7 (1) TMG. However, pursuant to Sections 8 to 10 TMG, I am not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity.
Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general law remain unaffected. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the time of knowledge of a specific legal violation. Upon becoming aware of corresponding violations, I will remove this content immediately.
Liability for Links
This website contains links to external third-party websites over whose content I have no influence. Therefore, no liability can be assumed for this third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content.
The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. No illegal content was apparent at the time of linking. Permanent monitoring of the linked pages is not reasonable without specific evidence of a legal violation. Upon becoming aware of legal violations, I will remove such links immediately.
Copyright
The content and works created by me on this website are subject to German copyright law. Contributions by third parties are marked as such. Reproduction, editing, distribution, and any kind of use beyond the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author.
Dispute Resolution
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
My email address can be found in the Legal Notice above. I am not willing or obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
PART 2
Privacy Policy
1. Data Controller
The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is:
Name: Yvette Elena Teshmar
Address: Bilsestraße 17, 47169 Duisburg, Germany
Phone: +49 156 79687804
Email: impressum@luminousimpact.org
2. Principles of Data Processing
The protection of your personal data is of great importance to me. I process your data exclusively on the basis of applicable legal provisions (GDPR, BDSG, TMG). With this Privacy Policy, I wish to inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data on this website.
3. Hosting by Carrd.co
This website is hosted by:
Carrd, Inc. · United States of America
When you access this website, the hosting provider Carrd.co automatically collects so-called server log files. These may contain the following information:
IP address of the requesting device
Date and time of access
Requested URL and referrer URL
Browser type and operating system
HTTP status code and volume of data transferred
These data are processed by Carrd.co for technical and security purposes. I myself have no direct access to these log files and no control over this processing.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically sound operation of the website).
Since Carrd, Inc. is headquartered in the USA, data may be transferred to a third country. Carrd.co is subject to US data protection regulations in this regard. Further information can be found in Carrd's Privacy Policy: https://carrd.co/privacy
4. Cookies
I do not set any cookies on this website myself. However, it is possible that Carrd.co as the hosting platform sets technically necessary cookies to ensure the operation of the website. These cookies are required for the functioning of the website and cannot be disabled.
No tracking or marketing cookies are used by me. No analytics or advertising networks (e.g. Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel) are employed.
5. Fonts (Google Fonts)
This website may use Google Fonts. According to Carrd.co, these fonts are hosted locally on their own servers. Therefore, no direct connection from your browser to Google's servers takes place when you visit this website. No data is transmitted to Google in this context.
6. External Links to Payment Providers
6.1 PayPal
This website contains a link to the platform PayPal.me (PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22–24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg). When you click on this link, you will be redirected to PayPal's website. From that point on, PayPal's privacy policy applies exclusively.
By clicking the link, your IP address may already be transmitted to PayPal. I have no influence over the data processing carried out by PayPal.
Further information: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
6.2 Wise (formerly TransferWise)
This website contains a link to a payment link provided by Wise Payments Limited (6th Floor, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5EB, United Kingdom). When you click on this link, you will be redirected to Wise's website. From that point on, Wise's privacy policy applies exclusively.
Further information: https://wise.com/de/legal/privacy-policy
6.3 Note on External Payment Pages
I do not accept payments directly through this website. All payment transactions (donations) take place exclusively on the platforms of the respective payment providers. I have no access to the payment data entered there. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of the providers for information on what data they collect and how they process it.
7. Google Docs (External Document Links)
This website may contain links to documents on Google Docs (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), through which information such as bank details for donations may be viewed. When you click on such a link, you will be redirected to Google's infrastructure. Google's privacy policy then applies.
Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
8. Contact by Email
If you contact me by email, the data you transmit (e.g. name, email address, message content) will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry. I will not pass on this data without your consent.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries) or Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract), where your enquiry relates to a donation transaction.
9. Newsletter
We use the service “Substack” (Substack Inc., USA) to send our newsletter.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you enter (e.g. your email address) will be transmitted to Substack and stored there.
Substack processes data on servers in the United States. It cannot be ruled out that US authorities may gain access to this data. Therefore, the level of data protection may be lower than within the European Union.
The processing is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can withdraw your consent at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link included in every email.
For more information, please refer to Substack’s privacy policy:
10. Your Rights as a Data Subject
You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data by me. The competent supervisory authority for North Rhine-Westphalia is:
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW
(State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information NRW)
Postfach 20 04 44 · 40102 Düsseldorf, Germany
Phone: +49 211 38424-0 · Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
Website: https://www.ldi.nrw.de
11. Data Security
The operator of this website employs technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorised persons. The security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
Data transmission on this website is carried out via an SSL/TLS-encrypted connection, where supported by Carrd.co (indicated by the padlock symbol in your browser).
12. Currency and Amendments to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is current as of March 2026. The further development of this website or changes in legal or regulatory requirements may make it necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. The current version of the Privacy Policy can be accessed on this website at any time.
Yvette Elena Teshmar · Duisburg, Germany
impressum@luminousimpact.org · As of: March 2026